diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index f2eafaa923..8ffe8b3b9b 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -426,10 +426,6 @@ static direntry_t *create_long_filename(BDRVVVFATState *s, const char *filename)
         else if(offset<22) offset=14+offset-10;
         else offset=28+offset-22;
         entry=array_get(&(s->directory),s->directory.next-1-(i/26));
-        /* ensure we don't write anything past entry->name */
-        if (offset >= sizeof(entry->name)) {
-            continue;
-        }
         if (i >= 2 * length + 2) {
             entry->name[offset] = 0xff;
         } else if (i % 2 == 0) {